119: Chapter 119 Qian Renxue was a little touched.

Su Ling deactivated his Martial Soul Avatar and slowly descended from the air. Using a Martial Soul Avatar consumes a massive amount of Soul Power. For Su Ling, however, it was merely a consumption of Soul Power.

The Martial Soul Avatar had no side effects. It is worth knowing that on the Douluo Continent, many Spirit Masters' Martial Soul Avatars have certain side effects.

Especially for Spirit Masters whose Martial Soul Avatar brings a more aggressive boost, the probability of side effects is higher.

For example, Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar requires a seven-day recovery period after use, during which the body falls into a weakened state.

Su Ling's Martial Soul Avatar provides a huge boost—almost a 300% increase—with no side effects, which is definitely a benefit that transcends even top-tier Spirits.

"Brother, your people should have recovered by now, right? You can go harvest the corn." Su Ling smiled and said.

"Harvest the corn?" Qian Renxue was bewildered, not understanding what this meant.

"Su Ling, have you dealt with those people?" Qian Renxue asked.

Su Ling said: "Naturally, they have all been dealt with. Harvesting corn means going to collect everything valuable on them, for instance, spatial spirit tools, or perhaps some might even have a Spirit Bone on them."

At this moment, Yan Shuang, who was behind Su Ling, finally arrived.

"Your Highness, I... I didn't arrive late, did I?"

After landing, Yan Shuang was still frightened by the scene below; after all, those who died were the opposing Spirit Masters, and each person's state of death was the same.

"Yan Shuang, go with them to harvest the corn, no... go clean up the battlefield." Qian Renxue said.

After dispatching the four people around her, Qian Renxue also came to Su Ling's side.

"Su Ling, when did you become a Spirit Saint? You didn't even say anything in advance. You should have let me contribute when you were looking for a spirit ring." Qian Renxue said.

"Brother, I happened to increase my Soul Power while I was out training, so I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a seventh spirit ring." Su Ling responded.

After speaking, Su Ling looked at the three women and asked: "Are you all okay?"

"It's all my fault. It was me who let them capture me, dragging Zhuqing and Sister Zhu Xin into this." Jiang Zhu said with an aggrieved look.

"Jiang Zhu, how can you blame yourself? They were clearly targeting us two; you are the victim." Zhu Zhuxin said.

The sequence of events was exactly as Yan Shuang had roughly told him; they used Jiang Zhu as a hostage to force Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuxin to come to the rescue.

The two of them couldn't just ignore Jiang Zhu, and only when they saw the people from the Star Luo Empire and the Nether Civet Family did they realize this was a trap set for them.

Su Ling said: "Everyone, just be careful in the future. If they come again, I will kill one for every one that comes, kill a pair for every two, and kill a whole group if a group comes!"

"Brother Su, we must be more careful in the future. It's best if we go out together." Zhu Zhuqing said.

At this time, Qian Renxue also said: "Rest assured, I will increase the Guard strength. If there is any danger, remember to inform me immediately."

The Divine Arrow Marquis Mansion is actually the safest place, after all, it has Qian Renxue's overt and covert protection.

This is why Su Ling had them live in the Divine Arrow Marquis Mansion instead of the villa Ning Fengzhi had gifted.

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Before long, Qian Renxue had the Guards bring over all the spirit tools they had collected.

A total of twenty-one spirit tools were laid out in front of them.

Apart from the spirit tools, there was nothing else; not a single Spirit Bone.

Su Ling said: "Brother, this time it was thanks to you holding them off at the risk of your life. You should take a portion of these twenty-one spirit tools."

"Su Ling, you and I are brothers; don't be so formal. This is what I should have done. It is also my fault for failing to protect you all properly, so how could I dare to want the spoils of war?"

"If you want to reward someone, reward them." Qian Renxue said.

"Since Brother says so, that is fine." Su Ling handed a spatial spirit tool to each person.

These four spirit tools were basically all worn by the opposing Spirit Emperor level Spirit Masters.

Each person was equivalent to obtaining the entire net worth of a Spirit Emperor; the four of them didn't know how many gold coins and treasures were inside.

It was equivalent to being rewarded with a blind box, which might contain tens of thousands of gold coins, or perhaps only a very small amount.

The four of them received the spirit tools and were extremely excited, immediately thanking them: "Thank you, Your Highness; thank you, Marquis."

They still knew the order of priority and knew who to thank first, which also made Qian Renxue very satisfied.

"Su Ling, let's go. Let's return to Heaven Dou City first." Qian Renxue came over and pulled Su Ling along.

Su Ling also let Qian Renxue pull him along as they walked.

Is this normal brotherly affection?

Even biological brothers wouldn't be like this!

The two walked in front, making the women walking behind them feel strange. They felt like something was wrong, but they couldn't put their finger on it.

An hour later, the group returned to Heaven Dou City.

That evening, they even enjoyed dinner at the Crown Princes Mansion.

At night, Su Ling and Qian Renxue sat alone on a lounge chair in the back garden of the Crown Princes Mansion, looking up at the starry sky together.

"Su Ling, tell me, if one day I am no longer the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and become a commoner, would you still recognize me as your brother?" Qian Renxue suddenly asked.

Qian Renxue asked such a question, and Su Ling had anticipated it in his heart, so he slowly responded: "Brother, you are joking. As long as Heaven Dou does not fall, the Crown Prince will only be you, it will not be anyone else."

"That is not necessarily true!" Qian Renxue sighed softly.

"I said if. If there really comes such a day, what choice would you make, Su Ling? I want to hear your honest answer." Qian Renxue said.

Su Ling also said with a serious face: "No matter what your identity is, you are my brother, and will be for a lifetime."

Hearing Su Ling's answer, Qian Renxue felt warm in her heart. This was the first time she had felt this way since leaving her grandfather Qian Daoliu.

[Ding... Qian Renxue favorability +2, obtained Purple Treasure Chest * 1]

"Su Ling, thank you for your recognition." Qian Renxue responded.

"Brother, since you are my brother, I will never give up on you. Your Soul Power is not high, firstly because you are too busy with the state affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire, and secondly, perhaps because your talent is not high."

"I happen to have a medicinal herb here, known as a supreme-grade herb, which might be able to help you improve your Soul Power, or even improve your cultivation talent."

"Supreme-grade herb?"

"Could it be that the women around you all improved after eating the herbs you gave them?" Qian Renxue asked with suspicion.

At this time, Su Ling did not hide anything and said: "That's right, they have taken supreme-grade herbs, which not only improve Soul Power but can also improve talent."

"So that's how it is. No wonder the people around you are one more impressive than the next." Qian Renxue laughed.

"Then this must be very precious."

Su Ling said: "In front of you, Brother, this herb is actually not considered precious, it's just relatively difficult to obtain."

After speaking, Su Ling took out the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum from the System space.

Su Ling had considered using the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, or perhaps the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower from the System.

He decided to give up on the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was a supreme-grade herb with a pure Yang attribute.

So Su Ling still had the Qiluo Tulip here, but it wasn't suitable to give to Qian Renxue.

Finally, Su Ling took out this strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum.

This herb is a neutral supreme-grade herb; after consumption, it can clear the Meridians of the limbs, and assist in cultivating an indestructible body.

Su Ling previously thought that this herb might be better for a man to consume.

As for Qian Renxue, he could take it out and let her try it; it was also possible that Su Ling himself had misunderstood.

"What is this herb?"

Looking at the appearance of the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum, Qian Renxue also thought of someone's Spirit.

So she had some understanding of this supreme-grade herb.

"Brother, do you recognize it?" Su Ling asked.

Qian Renxue said: "I have a slight impression; it seems I have seen it in a certain book, but I can't remember exactly what it is."

"Brother is truly knowledgeable. This is called the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum. In Spirit Hall, there is a Titled Douluo named Chrysanthemum Douluo who has this very Spirit."

"Consuming this can increase Soul Power, clear the Meridians of the limbs, and also enhance physical strength."

The term "cultivating an indestructible body" was not appropriate to say to Qian Renxue, so Su Ling changed it to enhancing physical strength, as this herb did indeed have such an effect.

"Su Ling, do you really want to give this herb to me?" Qian Renxue said.

"Of course. The method of consumption is to first eat its pistil, then eat the petals. The roots and stems cannot be consumed. Just eat it directly. Brother, do you need me to Guard you?" Su Ling said.

Qian Renxue took the herb and said: "No need, I will put it away first and use it later."

"That works too!" Su Ling said.

Qian Renxue would certainly not Cultivate in front of him; wouldn't that expose herself?

Calculating the time, there was half an hour until midnight, so Su Ling also stood up.

"Brother, it's getting late. You still have to enter the palace to handle state affairs tomorrow morning, so get some rest early. I should be going back too." Su Ling said.

"Mm, Su Ling, you should go back too. Having not seen them for a few months, they must miss you very much."

When Qian Renxue said this, her eyes had a peculiar look. That expression was perhaps something only some men could understand, probably something like "you know what I mean."

After Su Ling left, Qian Renxue did not leave for a long time.

"Strange, why do I feel a little unhappy?" Qian Renxue wondered in her heart, but she did not continue to dwell on it.

Returning to her room, Qian Renxue triggered a mechanism, and the bed beside her moved. Before long, an opening appeared below, and there was a staircase leading downwards.

Qian Renxue walked down, and then the mechanism quickly returned to its original state.

Walking down the stairs for about a hundred steps, the distance from the ground was probably more than thirty meters.

Walking to the very bottom, Qian Renxue entered a hundred-square-meter underground space.

This underground space was known only to herself.

After entering this space, Qian Renxue's expression also became serious.

Then a golden light flashed across her body; at this moment, she removed all her disguises and stood in front of a mirror.

At this time, Qian Renxue was wearing a golden palace dress, which tightly wrapped her perfect figure.

Looking at her own appearance, Qian Renxue whispered: "I shouldn't be any worse than any of the women around Su Ling, right?"

"No, that's not right. Why am I comparing myself to the women around Su Ling?"

Looking at herself in the mirror again, Qian Renxue lowered her head and opened a cabinet.

She took a golden ring from the cabinet and put it on her finger.

The next instant, an ancient-looking book appeared in her hand.

"I remember, this is from the pile of books Grandfather gave me when I was a child."

Qian Renxue sat down and carefully flipped through them, and before long, she found the page for the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum.

She could not use medicinal herbs given by others indiscriminately, even if they were given by Su Ling.

After carefully reading the introduction, Qian Renxue whispered, "No wonder that Chrysanthemum Douluo has been searching for it constantly; this is truly a rare treasure."

"But how could Su Ling possibly have so many?"

Although she really wanted to know this secret, it seemed to be too late now.

Su Ling was not only unafraid of ordinary Titled Douluos, he even had the ability to easily kill them, unless a Protector from the Hall of Protectors was sent to act.

However, even a Protector around Rank 96 might not necessarily be able to defeat Su Ling.

Once Su Ling used his Fusion skill to fuse with those women by his side, a Rank 96 Titled Douluo might not even be a match for him.

This thought only flashed through her mind for an instant before Qian Renxue dismissed it.

She absolutely must not become enemies with Su Ling!

Looking at this strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum again, if she gave it to Chrysanthemum Douluo, perhaps the Hall of Protectors would gain another Protector, and she might also gain his loyalty.

But that was only a possibility; even if he obtained the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum, he might not necessarily stand on her side.

Besides, there was already the Hall of Protectors in Spirit Hall, so Qian Renxue was not lacking in high-level combat power.

Therefore, this thought also flashed and vanished.

"This medicinal herb, according to what the book says, I can also consume it, and the benefits are quite substantial."

"Su Ling, it seems I must thank you."

She went straight to the floor mat nearby, sat cross-legged, and then, following Su Ling's method, began to consume the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum.

Meanwhile, on Su Ling's side.

[Ding... Congratulations to the host for completing an intimate interaction with Zhu Zhuxin, obtaining 1 Black Treasure Chest.]

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[Ding... Congratulations to the host for completing an intimate interaction with Zhu Zhuxin, obtaining 1 Purple Treasure Chest.]

Su Ling must have had a purpose for returning so early, and the two of them continued until after one in the morning before finishing.

At night, of course, only Zhu Zhuxin accompanied him, as Jiang Zhu still had to wait for two days.

It was just that Su Ling was thinking, when the time was right, he must gather the goddesses together and interact with them all at once to farm treasure chests; wouldn't that be wonderful?

Since things had reached this point, Su Ling couldn't let Zhu Zhuxin leave, and he couldn't leave either; it would be too heartbreaking.

A night passed, and when Su Ling woke up, the sky outside was already gradually brightening.

In reality, he was woken up by the sound of the System.

[Ding... Qian Renxue's Favorability +4, obtained 2 Purple Treasure Chests and 1 Black Treasure Chest.]

Qian Renxue's favorability increased by 4 points; to be honest, at the stage of over 70 favorability, the increase from consuming an Immortal Herb seemed a bit low.

Now her total favorability had only accumulated to 79 points, still one point away from the 80-point mark.

It seemed like only one point, but for Qian Renxue, it was very difficult to increase.

At this moment, Qian Renxue had already gained something after consuming the Immortal Herb, the strange velvet sky-chrysanthemum, and she could feel the changes the Immortal Herb had brought to her body.

"Rank 70!"

"I can also go and absorb my seventh spirit ring to become a Spirit Saint; I cannot fall too far behind Su Ling," Qian Renxue thought to herself.

After saying this, Qian Renxue stood up immediately, looked at herself in the mirror, and whispered, "Goodbye!"

In this secret chamber, it was the only place where she could face herself directly, and she would occasionally come here to see what she looked like.

She was afraid that after a long time, she would forget what she really looked like.

Walking up the stairs step by step, her physical form was also changing, and by the time she walked out of the secret chamber and into the room, she had completely restored herself to the appearance of Xue Qinghe.

Meanwhile, the Soul Power she displayed while disguised as Xue Qinghe also changed, directly reaching the Rank required to absorb a fifth spirit ring.

"Your Highness, it is time to set off for the Imperial Palace," an attendant said from outside the door.

"Understood!" Qian Renxue responded.

Disguising herself as Xue Qinghe made her feel very helpless; after reaching Rank 70, she could only find an opportunity to search for a spirit ring.

"I wonder if they have prepared my seventh spirit ring yet," Qian Renxue muttered, then checked her disguise again for any flaws, and only after confirming there were no issues did she slowly walk out.

In the early morning, shortly after Su Ling and the four women finished breakfast, they left the Divine Arrow Marquis Mansion and headed towards Ye Lingling's Family residence.

It was time to save Ye Lingling.

Fortunately, this entire street was in the noble district of the Heaven Dou Empire, and after walking just over a thousand meters, they arrived at Ye Lingling's residence.

"May I ask who you are? What brings you to my Nine-Heart Begonia Family?" a middle-aged Guard asked, looking at Su Ling very politely.

These people had guarded the Family gate for years and had some discernment; although Su Ling's attire was not particularly luxurious, his unique temperament made him understand that this was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Please help me call Ye Lingling and just say that Su Ling has come."

"Su... You... You are the Marquis of Divine Arrows. My Lord, please wait a moment, I will go notify the Young Miss immediately." The Guard immediately bowed to Su Ling and then turned and rushed inside with extreme speed.

Before long, Ye Lingling also ran out.

"Brother Su!" Ye Lingling seemed to have walked very hurriedly; her hair was not fully done and was still a bit messy.

Su Ling went straight up and tidied it for her.

Ye Lingling's face flushed red; after all, with over 70 favorability, reaching the point of having a bit of affection, she would not refuse such a gesture from Su Ling.

"Brother Su, when did you return?" Ye Lingling asked.

Su Ling said, "I only returned yesterday! I have already prepared the medicinal herbs to treat you. Let's go, come back to the mansion with me so I can treat you."

"Brother Su, did you go out this time specifically to prepare the medicinal herbs for my treatment?" Ye Lingling continued to ask.

Su Ling just smiled and said, "You could say it was on the way!"

"Really just on the way?"

He said it was on the way, but Ye Lingling wouldn't think so.

[Ding... Ye Lingling's Favorability +5, obtained 2 Yellow Treasure Chests and 1 Purple Treasure Chest.]

"It was just on the way, but I still want to thank you, Brother Su!" Ye Lingling said again.

Ye Lingling stood by Su Ling's side and left the Family under the gazes of many people, walking through the noble street, attracting countless envious looks.

Before long, Ye Lingling arrived at the Divine Arrow Marquis Mansion. After greeting the women, Su Ling brought her to the cultivation room.

"Lingling, prepare yourself. By consuming this medicinal herb, it should be able to help you solve your current problem," Su Ling said.

Ye Lingling looked at the narcissus jade bone that Su Ling handed over and asked, "Should I just eat it directly?"

Su Ling nodded and said, "Yes, just eat it directly!"

"Oh!"

Ye Lingling did not hesitate at all and ate it immediately.

"Lingling, follow the Lingyu Art I taught you and quickly Cultivate to absorb the medicinal power," Su Ling reminded her.

"Okay, Brother Su!"

Following Su Ling's instructions, Ye Lingling began to Cultivate. Before long, the medicinal effect began to take hold. For others, consuming the narcissus jade bone was very easy.

But for Ye Lingling, who had problems with her Meridians, it was a little painful, but Ye Lingling's willpower was still very firm.

Cold sweat soaked her entire body, but she did not cry out.

Ye Lingling's process of absorbing the medicinal effect was also quite long, starting in the morning and only ending in the evening.

[Ding... Ye Lingling's Favorability +15, obtained 4 Purple Treasure Chests and 3 Black Treasure Chests.]

[Ding... Ye Lingling's Favorability is greater than or equal to 94.]

[Bound Goddess: Ye Lingling]

[Goddess Comprehensive Value: 96]

[Favorability: 94 (In love beyond control, already unable to hold anyone else in her heart)]

[Binding Effect: The host can obtain 40% of the bound goddess's daily cultivation effect, without reducing the bound goddess's cultivation speed.]

[Bound Skill 1: Healing (Active Skill, can use 50% effect of Ye Lingling's current strongest healing ability)]

[Bound Skill 2: Soul Power Recovery (Active Skill, after Soul Power is consumed, Soul Power can be restored to 40% of the total Soul Power at its peak at once; skill interval: 40 minutes)]

[Bound Skill 3: Perception (When Ye Lingling encounters danger within 500 meters of the host, the host can perceive her location immediately)]

Before finding Ye Lingling today, her favorability was 73 points; adding 5 points made it 79, and after consuming the Immortal Herb, it increased by another 15 points to 94.

It crossed two stages at once!

This was enough to show that Ye Lingling's satisfaction and gratitude after consuming the medicinal herb were not low, and this satisfaction and gratitude turned into an increase in favorability.

The Goddess Comprehensive Value also increased to 96 points, which could be considered a normal increase.

However, what Su Ling was most interested in right now was Qian Renxue's Goddess Comprehensive Value after consuming the Immortal Herb.

Her own Goddess Comprehensive Value had already reached 99 points, which was currently the highest Goddess Comprehensive Value in this World.

Could she increase to 100 points after consuming the Immortal Herb this time?

However, Qian Renxue was not at the mansion at this time; she had changed her disguise again, putting on an outfit and appearance, and appeared in an inconspicuous restaurant in Heaven Dou City.

"What! The Spirit Beast prepared for me was hunted by someone else?"

"Who else needs a light-attribute Spirit Beast? Investigate for me! Also, hurry up and prepare a suitable Spirit Beast for me," Qian Renxue said, feeling somewhat angry.

She had originally wanted to advance to Spirit Saint immediately, but the result was that the prepared Spirit Beast had been intercepted by someone else.

From the moment she arrived at the Heaven Dou Empire, someone had specifically prepared Spirit Beasts for her every time she advanced.

That was why she was able to absorb spirit rings in the shortest possible time, but this time, an accident had occurred.

"Young Lord, we are already preparing, but we have not received any information yet; after all, light-attribute Spirit Beasts are extremely difficult to find in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Qian Renxue

"Hurry up! If that doesn't work, notify Grandfather and send even more people to search," Qian Renxue said coldly; she really did not want to wait too long.

After all, Su Ling's strength already made her feel a crisis, and even if she couldn't surpass him in the short term, she could not be left too far behind.